Coin-mailing card



w. G. HQFFMAN ET AL coin MAILING CARD Filed Nov--11. 1922 fihkm Feb. 51924.

ATTORNEYS V3.9. L .S. 87

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

WILLIAM G. HOFFMAN AND RAYMOND S. I-IINTZE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COIN-MAILING- CARD.

Application filed November 11, 1922. Serial No. 600,399.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, WILLIAM G l-lorr MAN and RAYMOND S. HINTZE, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of Chicago, in the countyCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful I mprovementin C0inMailing Cards, of whlch the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Our invention relates to improvements in coin mailing cards, and itconsists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of our invention is to provide an improvement in that type ofcoin mailing cards which is provided with slots for holding the coin,the improvement conslsting in the provision of a retaining means whichwill positively prevent the coin from 2 being disengaged from the slot.

A further object of our invention is to pro vicle a device of the typedescribed, in which the retaining means may be instantly brought intoits retaining position, or instantly removed therefrom, therebyfacilitating the placing of the coin in the mailing card, or the removaltherefrom.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed, in which the retaining means forms part of the card itself,thereby reducing the cost of manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the acco1npanying drawings, forming partof this application, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the card in itsnormal condition,

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the card folded to retain the coin,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the card, showing the manner ofretaining the fold able portion,

Figure 4 is an edge view of the card shown in Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the device.

In carrying out our invention, we provide a blank card A, preferably ofrectangular shape, having printed or otherwise im pressed thereon one ormore circles B of a diameter to correspond with a coin of given size,such as a quarter, a dime, a nickel, a halfdollar, etc. The body portionof the card may contain any suitable data, such as an advertisingproposition, with the name, post office address, etc. of the remitter.

One end F of the card is provided with a scored line C, which willpermit the end F of the card to be folded over the circles B. The latterhave intersecting them curved slots D, these slots being made on aradius which is less than that of the circles which they intersect. Aswill be seen from the drawing, the slots are arranged in opposed pairs.

Contiguous to the circles B- are tongues E which are made by stampingcurved slots in the card. These tongues, as will be observed, extendtoward the foldable portion F, but are so arranged that when the portionF is folded over, the tongues will extend inwardly beyond the outer lineof the fold.

,From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. When it is-desired to sendcoins by mail, the tongues G, which are formed by the slots D, are bentinwardly, and the coins are slipped underneath the tongues G, which holdthem from displacement along the line between the opposed tongues. Thefoldable portion F is then grasped and folded over toward the tongues E,and the card is then bent backwardly along the line H between thetongues E, so that the latter are raised (as shown in Figure 3) topermit the foldable portion to lie flat against the body portion of thecard. The card is then bent forwardly along the line H, and the tonguesE will then overlie the foldable portion F, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.The coins will now be locked in position, so that there is no danger oftheir becoming dislodged during transmission in the mails.

In Figure 5 we have shown a modified form of the device, in which thecard M is provided with a plurality of tongues T of various sizes and tohold coins of different denominations. A foldable portion B may befolded along the line S and secured by means of locking tongues V in themanner already described.

We desire to call particular attention to the fact that the foldableportion has a double function, for besides forming a re taining memberfor the coin, it also forms a shield so that the coin cannot be viewedthrough an envelope as it Would be were the foldable piece not coveringit.

It is obvious that other modifications based on the same generalprinciple may be used, Without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

We claim:

1. A coin mailing card comprising a body portion, an integral foldingportion, opposed aro-shaped tongues arranged to hold a coin, and anauxiliary tongue carried by the body portion and arranged to overlie oneedge of said loldable portion, when the latter is folded over said coinholding tongues.

2. A coin mailing card comprising a body portion, an integral foldingportion, a plurality of opposed arc-shaped tongues arranged in pairs,each pair being adapted to retain a coin, said foldable portion beingadapted to fold over the retained coins, and a plurality of tonguescarried by said body portion and arranged to overlie the edge of saidfolding portion for locking the latter in its folded position.

WILLIAM G. HOFFMAN. RAYMOND S. HINTZE.

